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    Woke
    /wōk/

    verb

    • 1. past of wake

    adjective

    • 1. alert to injustice and discrimination in society, especially racism: informal "we need to stay angry, and stay woke"
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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › wordplay › woke-meaning-originWhat Does 'Woke' Mean? | Merriam-Webster

    Woke is now defined in this dictionary as 'aware of and actively attentive to important facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice),' and identified as U.S. slang. It originated in African American English and gained more widespread use beginning in 2014 as part of the Black Lives Matter movement.

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  4. www.politifact.com › article › 2023PolitiFact | What does it mean to be ‘woke’?

    Mar 7, 2023 · Political definitions for "woke" are all over the place. In December 2022, Mother Jones magazine got DeSantis to define woke through a spokesperson. The answer: "‘Slang term for activism ...

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › wokeWOKE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    adjective. having or marked by an active awareness of systemic injustices and prejudices, especially those involving the treatment of ethnic, racial, or sexual minorities: He took one African American history class and now he thinks he’s woke. In light of incidents of police brutality, it’s important to stay woke.

  6. www.kpbs.org › news › localLet’s talk about it: What does 'woke' actually mean?

    Mar 11, 2022 · He says “woke” is just another way to say critical thinking. It means having consciousness about the systems we live in and how they can produce unequal...

  7. www.poynter.org › fact-checking › 2023Political definitions for ‘woke’ are all over the place - Poynter

    Mar 8, 2023 · (The dictionary’s website, m-w.com, defines “woke” as “aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social...

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWOKE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    WOKE definition: 1. past simple of wake 2. aware, especially of social problems such as racism and inequality: 3…. Learn more.

  9. www.knpr.org › 2023/07/19 › what-does-the-word-woke-really-mean-and-where-does-itWhat does the word 'woke' really mean, and where does it come...

    Jul 19, 2023 · What does the word 'woke' really mean, and where does it come from? By Domenico Montanaro. Published July 19, 2023 at 2:11 AM PDT. Listen • 4:25. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Woke - it's just four...

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